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The following two quotes got me thinking about the tropicalness or not of Miami:
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Originally Posted by nei
Ok. I don't think that the occasional cool weather detracts from Miami being tropical, as long as frosts don't occur. I agree it's borderline, but otherwise it fits a tropical wet and dry climate pattern well.
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Originally Posted by ABrandNewWorld
Miami gets frosts about once every 5-10 years but the fact that they have had Januaries that have never once dipped below 60 F AND a record low of 27 F makes them very unique for a tropical climate. Most tropical climates are very consistent. I actually like Miami better than "very" tropical climates like (such as Singapore or Bangkok) because of the year round warmth AND the potential for more variety.
So does Miami fail to be tropical because of its (rare) frosty morning?
Conversely, how about a "subtropical" climate like Bermuda that is completely frost-free, is it actually more tropical than Miami? All-time low in Bermuda is 6.7C (44F), almost 10C higher than Miami's all-time low of -2.7C (27F). Bermuda also has plenty of summer warmth with August mean temperatures exceeding 80F.
So of the two, Miami or Bermuda, which is more tropical?
Bermuda is more "tropical" by definition of being completely frostproof but Miami's climate has more of a "tropical" feel with warmer average temperatures all year and the drying trend in winter with frosts still being exceedingly rare. I tend to go based on overall averages and how the weather "feels" the majority of the time, so I vote for Miami.
Miami is USDA zone 10b but Bermuda is USDA zone 11b.
screw USDA zones. They have a large effect on vegetation but not as much as the overall "feel" of a climate locale. For example, San Francisco is also in zone 10b but they have the coldest "summers" possible at the latitude and you need heavy jackets and gloves to watch fourth of July Fireworks. Never gets any swimming weather.
Bermuda might be in a warmer zone but their winters are not really "swimming" weather with average highs in the upper 60s while Miami's average highs in the upper 70s and lows in the 60s mean its really possible to plan a swimming/beach vacation in winter most of the time. You might get unlucky and get a day or two of cold snap weather but the rest of the holiday week is likely to be warm and possibly even humidly hot.
For example, San Francisco is also in zone 10b but they have the coldest "summers" possible at the latitude and you need heavy jackets and gloves to watch fourth of July Fireworks.
You have obviously never been to San Francisco in summer. At night, it's in the 50s but the constant fog and wind make it feel colder than I did in Lake Tahoe in the 30s on a sunny day
Miami is way more tropical than Bermuda. Bermuda is more comparable to Naples/Fort Myers in the winter. Miami has beach weather almost everyday in the winter. Bermuda doesn't have beach weather at all in the winter... at any time.
Miami is way more tropical than Bermuda. Bermuda is more comparable to Naples/Fort Myers in the winter. Miami has beach weather almost everyday in the winter. Bermuda doesn't have beach weather at all in the winter... at any time.
Bermuda also doesn't have frost at all in the winter... at any time.
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